The present Act is a piece of companion legislation to the Federal Sechelt Indian Band Self-Government Act and provides for provincial recognition of the Sechelt Indian Government District. The ministry is responsible for section 4, which makes the district eligible for municipal benefits. The rest of the Act is the responsibility of the Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation. The text consists of 8 sections.
The present Act lays down provisions relating to coal. For the purpose of this Act "coal land" means land in which the coal or the right to explore for, develop and produce coal is vested in or reserved to the government. The Act contains at the outset a definition clause relating to various terms therein employed such as, “coal land reserve”, “lease”, “licence”, “location”, “owner”, “protected heritage property”, “recorded holder”, “surface area”.
The present Act lays down provisions relating to the so-called “green belt”. For the purpose of this Act “green belt land” means land that is considered by the Miniister to be suitable for preservation as greenbelt land under this Act.
The present Act provides for taxation of transfer of property and for gaining an interest in property that is registered at the Land Title Office. Taxable transactions include: transfer of fee simple, right to purchase or agreement for sale, lease or lease modification agreements, life estate, foreclosure, Crown grant, escheat, forfeiture or quit claim transfer as a result of corporate reorganization, The calculation of the tax is based on the fair market value of the property. The text consists of 38 sections.
The present Act lays down provisions relating to possibilities on behalf of land owners to enter an agreement with the competent land authorities of British Columbia to obtain postponement of the payment of land tax. Section 2 establishes that the Minister may make an agreement with an owner who qualifies under this Act permitting the owner to defer paying all or part of the tax payable on the eligible property during the term of the agreement.
The present Act lays down provisions relating to the levying of tax on the small number of land owners in the province granted mineral rights under land before 1950. These are known as freehold mineral rights. The tax is assessed annually per hectare, depending on the amount of land to which the owner has freehold mineral rights and whether minerals are being produced from the land. The text consists of 22 sections.
This Act provides for any 5 or more persons to form an association under this Act to carry on any lawful industry, trade or business on a cooperative basis. An association formed under this Act must include in its name the word " cooperative". The Act is divided into two parts, the first being; Establishment and Operation. Part 2 details, Housing Cooperatives. Sections 2-11 deal with the setting up of a cooperative ealing with capital, memorandum and rules, directors, registration of documents, and Conclusiveness of certificate.
This Act sets up a Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing. For the purposes of this Act the minister may enter into agreements with; the government of Canada or its agent, or the government of a province or its agent, or with any other person or a municipality. Section 6 set out the powers of the minister. Section 7 deals with appropriation, and section 8 with securing advances. Section 8(1) sets out in detail the provisions dealing with affordable housing assistance and security for it.
This Act allows a minister to make an agreement with a landowner who qualifies under this Act and Regulations, permitting the owner to defer paying all or part of the tax payable on the eligible property during the term of the agreement. If the minister makes such an agreement, every relevant act, regulation and municipal bylaw is subject to the agreement until the agreement is terminated under this Act, or under the agreement. Furthermore if there is a conflict or inconsistency between an act, regulation or municipal bylaw and the tax defer agreement, the agreement then prevails.
This Act contains 55 articles. It provides for the establishment of a Provincial Agricultural Land Commission in articles 2, 3, 4 and 8. The Commission is for all purposes an agent of the Government.
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